“Scribble”

It's been 15 years since the song was released, and yet many people still find it hard talking about Underworld without mentioning "Born Slippy" in the same breath. And yet, as any Underworld fan can tell you, they made quite a fewÂ tracks that still carries that level of potency-- more progressive house, less circa-97 electronica.Â If most of those old, paranoia-soaked Underworld tracks were the sonic equivalent of infinite moonlight, then, their latest single is pure sun-streaked glory. Featuring elements of the live staple "Do You Scribble", the tune kicks things off with a perpetually unresolved synth line (presumably designed to keep you hitting "repeat") before escalating to an achingly pop chorus, backed by UK drun'n'bass scientist High Contrast. "Scribble" is almost unrelentingly joyous, and vocalist Karl Hyde knows it too, singing, "And it's okay/ You give me everything I need." My thoughts exactly-- and considering Underworld's long-running existence, that's a blessing for sure.